Technical note on the calculation of the baseline for the Detect Cancer Early HEAT target

Footnotes

1. Further information on the DCE programme can be found on the Scottish Government webpage:

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Health/Services/Cancer/Detect-Cancer-Early

2. Further information on HEAT targets can be found on the Scottish Government webpage:

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/About/Performance/scotPerforms/partnerstories/NHSScotlandperformance

Specific information about the DCE HEAT target can be found by visiting:

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/About/Performance/scotPerforms/partnerstories/NHSScotlandperformance/DetectCancerEarly

3. Information on Quality Performance Indicators is available on the Health Improvement Scotland website:

http://www.healthcareimprovementscotland.org/our_work/cancer_care_improvement/programme_resources/cancer_qpis.aspx